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strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

an intense or violent exertion

Type	Words
Synonyms	straining
Type of	elbow grease, travail, sweat, exertion, effort
Derivation	strenuous

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

Type	Words
Synonyms	stress
Type of	difficulty

she endured the stresses and strains of life.

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

Type	Words
Synonyms	tense, tense up
Type of	affect
Has types	extend, stretch

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

test the limits of

Type	Words
Synonyms	stress, try
Type of	afflict
Has types	rack

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

become stretched or tense or taut

Type	Words
Synonyms	tense
Type of	tighten

the rope strained when the weight was attached.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

Type	Words
Synonyms	air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune
Type of	music
Has types	signature tune, theme, fanfare, flourish, glissando, idea, leitmotif, leitmotiv, melodic theme, musical theme, voice, part, tucket, roulade, signature, theme song

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

the act of singing

Type	Words
Synonyms	song
Type of	vocal music
Has types	cradlesong, lullaby, carol

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

remove by passing through a filter

Type	Words
Synonyms	filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out
Type of	separate
Derivation	strainer

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

Type	Words
Synonyms	sieve, sift
Type of	separate
Has types	rice, winnow, screen, riddle, resift
Derivation	strainer

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

Type	Words
Synonyms	extend
Type of	use, utilise, employ, apply, utilize
Has types	overstrain, overextend, task, tax
Derivation	straining

Don't strain your mind too much.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

Type	Words
Synonyms	form, var., variant
Type of	taxonomic group, taxon, taxonomic category

a new strain of microorganisms.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

Type	Words
Synonyms	breed, stock
Type of	variety, animal group
Has types	pedigree, bloodstock

he created a new strain of sheep.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

the general meaning or substance of an utterance

Type	Words
Synonyms	tenor
Type of	meaning, substance
Has types	purport, drift

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

to exert much effort or energy

Type	Words
Synonyms	reach, strive
Type of	drive, tug, labour, push, labor
Has types	overexert oneself, kill oneself, inconvenience oneself, extend oneself, bother, trouble, trouble oneself

straining our ears to hear.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

Type	Words
Synonyms	nisus, pains, striving
Type of	try, endeavour, attempt, effort, endeavor
Has types	jihad, jehad
Derivation	strenuous

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

Type	Words
Synonyms	puree
Type of	rub

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

alter the shape of (something) by stress

Type	Words
Synonyms	deform, distort
Type of	form, shape
Has types	jaundice

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

Type	Words
Synonyms	mental strain, nervous strain
Type of	nerves, nervousness
Has types	tension, stress, tenseness

his responsibilities were a constant strain.

the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

Type	Words
Type of	hurt, harm, injury, trauma

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain

/streɪn/

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

Type	Words
Type of	deformation
Has types	overstrain